Editing

Copy Editing

Copy editing involves reviewing and refining text for clarity, coherence, grammar, punctuation, and style consistency. It ensures that written content is accurate, readable, and conforms to established editorial standards. Copy editors may suggest revisions to enhance overall quality and effectiveness of the text.

Required Inputs What we will do
  • Manuscript draft
  • Target journal
  • The manuscript is thoroughly checked for English language, correct use of scientific and academic vocabulary, grammar, punctuations
  • Checked for uniformity in writing style (British/American).
  • Checked for correct use of abbreviations
  • Checked for referencing style (both intext and list of references).
  • Errors are rectified by paraphrasing the sentences wherever required.

Substantive Editing

Editing involves revising and refining written content to improve clarity, coherence, and overall quality. It includes correcting grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors, as well as enhancing structure, style, and organization. Editors may also suggest changes to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with the intended purpose and audience of the text.

Required Inputs What we will do
  • Manuscript draft
  • Target journal
  • The manuscript will be thoroughly checked for English language, grammatical, punctuation, and vocabulary errors.
  • Checked for correct use of abbreviations and units of measurements.
  • Checked for flow of content.
  • Sentences will be paraphrased/revised/rewritten using correct sentence structure and appropriate words keeping the original message intact.
  • The logical flow of content and consistency in writing style will be checked and improved.
  • Eliminating redundancies in the text.
  • References will be properly cited in the text.

Proofreading

Proofreading is the final stage of reviewing written content before publication, focusing on detecting and correcting errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and formatting. It ensures the text is free from typographical mistakes and inconsistencies, aiming to produce polished and error-free material ready for distribution or publication.

Required Inputs What we will do
  • Manuscript draft
  • Target journal
  • The manuscript will be thoroughly checked for errors such as spelling mistakes, punctuation errors, grammatical errors, typos, spacing, correct use of Units of measurements, symbols, equations, etc.

Rewriting

Rewriting involves revising and reworking existing written content to improve clarity, coherence, or style. It may involve restructuring sentences or paragraphs, refining language for better flow, or adapting the text to suit a different audience or purpose. Rewriting aims to enhance the overall quality and effectiveness of the original material.

Required Inputs What we will do
  • Manuscript draft
  • Target journal
  • The manuscript will be checked for plagiarism/similarity with already published articles
  • Plagiarism reduction will be done to bring down the similarity index to below 15%
  • Sections of the manuscript will be paraphrased/revised/restructured/rewritten using correct sentence structure and appropriate words keeping the original message intact
  • The flow of content and consistency in style will be checked and improved
  • References will be properly cited in the text

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